I just walked home through some fields over an hour after sunset (9.30pm) and caught the afterglow over the hills.

Comic of the beetle from the cover of Massive Attack's "Mezzanine" meeting the crab from the cover of The Prodigy's "Fat of the Land".

Hi this joke is for me

It's 10 years today since Prince died.
So a reminder of this, that happened on the other place, because sometimes sadness can still bring laughter.

Voters have just today left to register to vote for the local elections taking place across England on 7 May. Anyone who wants to take part must register before 11.59pm tonight.

Registering takes minutes at gov.uk/register-to-vote. Just need name, address & National Insurance number. Pass it on.

Some 90s stuff is best left in the 90s

Looks great! 💜

Happy 75th birthday to the Peak District!

Yes, it's usually the excess calcium I think. The latest fad in dog food is feeding raw meat so I suspect feeding bones is on the rise too.

I've seen four or five white dog poos in the past week. White dog poos are back!

I just found some quinoa on my shoulder. Never get a puppy. 🫩

It was a noisy walk this morning. Usual suspects. 🐦

🎶Cut my jeans into pieces
These are my fancy jorts🎶

I've just watched the first episode of the new Jury Duty on Prime and I already love Anthony.

Just had a red kite hovering and circling disturbingly close overhead on Dukes Road, Broomhead Moor. Turns out that they're beautiful to watch unless they're close, then it's really unsettling.

I've just seen a job ad asking for "...experience of work in administration, finance, HR, marketing and will have excellent communication and IT skills..."
Minimum wage.
The rapid increase in minimum wage has really messed the job market up.

Farmers For Action are considering protesting fuel prices. Because there's nothing like taking a bad situation for everyone and making it worse.

I'm sure Trump and Iran will both back down when they find out British farmers are angry.

Finally watched the Succession finale and most of them lived so that's disappointing.

Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS

That's £1.6bn profit that went to investors and hedge funds, not to training more nurses and doctors, or investing in crumbling infrastructure, or sorting out corridor care.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Hope they find it nice and cosy!

Wow, 78% turnout for the election in Hungary. We only manage 60% in the UK.

Not sure about the new Star Wars.

Anyone who describes a mere twenty-hour period as a marathon in any negotiation where there are fundamental disagreements, including peace talks, shows they do not understand negotiations.

Iran chose 'not to accept our terms', Vance says after peace talks The US vice-president made the announcement after 21 hours of negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Yeah Jim, that's usually the starting point of negotiation.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Sunday at Bill's Mother's: 12th April 2026 Can Sheffield beat Birmingham or Barcelona at bioblitz? Seed feeders of doubt. Muddy Mother's weather warnings.

More info in this week's Sunday at Bill's Mothers. Apparently "all the data captured will end up in the UK’s National Biodiversity Network NBN Atlas, used by ecologists and planners across the country."
open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...

Think I'll sign up for this and hope for good weather in a couple of weeks. It'll be interesting to see a biodiversity snapshot of the city.
www.wildsheffield.com/wildlife/wil...

The Dream Team failed. Total shock. We sent two of our most mediocre real estate developers and a fraud. Who could’ve guessed this outcome?

‘They’re all junk, and should be banned’: the trouble with at-home food intolerance tests A multimillion-pound industry has sprung up promising it can detect sensitivities to certain ingredients with a simple remote finger prick test. But the results can be misleading – and even dangerous

‘They’re all junk, and should be banned’: the trouble with at-home food intolerance tests

I've left some rhubarb macerating overnight. Crimble crumble!

Is it time to stop feeding the birds? Hello :)

Great piece by @katebradbury.bsky.social on the RSPB's shift towards an evidence-based policy on bird feeding; I look forward to reading the full report #UKBirding #Ornithology
katebradbury.substack.com/p/is-it-time...

It may seem like nerdy detail that the increasing weight of cars is worsening potholes, but it matters.

The car makers push to sell wider and heavier cars is increasing road maintenance costs and that affects us all.

Not to mention worse crash outcomes and less space to pass (wider) parked cars.